AP: Negotiations on an Iran sanctions resolution were unexpectedly postponed Tuesday because of Russia’s anger at the United States for raising the plight of an opposition leader in Belarus in the U.N. Security Council.
Negotiations on Iran sanctions delayed
Ahmadinejad predicts Israel will disappear ‘like USSR’
AFP: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad predicted on Tuesday Israel would suffer the same fate as the USSR, as Iran faced a barrage of condemnation for hosting a conference casting doubt on the Holocaust.
France condemns Iran leader’s comments on Israel
AFP: French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy on Tuesday condemned a claim by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad that Israel would “soon disappear” as shocking and unacceptable.
Iran says UN resolution will not halt nuclear drive
AFP: Iran’s top nuclear negotiator said Tuesday the draft resolution against Tehran being discussed at the UN Security Council would have no effect on its atomic programme, state television reported.
Russia to deliver nuclear fuel to Iran
AFP: Moscow plans on delivering fuel in March for Iran’s first atomic power plant amid heightened international debate over Tehran’s nuclear program, Russian state monopoly Atomstroiexport told Russian news agencies Tuesday.
Iran a ‘major threat’, says Blair
BBC News: Tony Blair has said Iran poses a “major strategic threat” to the Middle East and is “deliberately causing” problems.
EU foreign ministers discuss Iran nuclear standoff
Iran Focus: London, Dec. 12 The foreign ministers of the European Union discussed the international standoff over Irans nuclear program, during a meeting in Brussels on Monday.
EU foreign ministers discuss Iran nuclear standoff
Iran Focus: London, Dec. 12 The foreign ministers of the European Union discussed the international standoff over Irans nuclear program, during a meeting in Brussels on Monday.
Iran opens conference on Holocaust
New York Times: Iran held a gathering that included Holocaust deniers, discredited scholars and white supremacists from around the world on Monday under the guise of a conference to debate the Nazi annihilation of six million Jews.
Draft resolution on Iran names officials
AP: A retooled draft resolution on Iran’s nuclear program presented to the U.N. Security Council on Monday includes the names of top Iranian officials and organizations that would be targeted by proposed sanctions.
